Random thoughts and observations
Gizmodo republished a photo from Reddit of a note that was left with a stack of unclaimed Yellow Pages.
The note reads, in part: “Dear Yellow Pages, see this big stack of unclaimed telephone books? NOBODY WANTS THEM. Please stop killing trees and GET A NEW BUSINESS MODEL.”
I entirely agree with the sentiment.
At some stage during July, my internet fax and voicemail provider mBox sold out to eFax. I’ve searched my inbox and can’t see any record of correspondence advising me of this. I had been an mBox customer since February 2004. I received a fax from mBox on July 8. The next one on July 23 [...]
I received an unsolicited email offer from Click Business Cards recently offering a free sample of their new product, called Squiz Cards. Squiz Cards are small plastic cards that if dropped in a cup of coffee or put through the washing machine – they are still perfect. They have a trendy waterproof keyring dispenser. Although [...]
For anyone reading this from outside Australia, Great Southern is an agribusiness company which recently went into receivership. Along with another failed company, Timbercorp, it owns a lot of land in the Green Triangle region of South East South Australia and Western Victoria. I am angry with the failure of these companies and the lack [...]
I came across a link to the Young Woman of the Year Awards. Being Sunday, I took the time to visit and read the profiles for nominees in the categories for business and community vision. None inspired me particularly, except Carolyn Creswell (pictured), who won my vote. At age 18, Carolyn Creswell was, like many [...]
